Wiffy M6 High Speed Tractor

[Spino]

The suspension configuration reminds me a lot of the M44, but with HVSS bogies.

[Wardukw]

It's update and picture time ,,
First off the road wheels ,,now the original M6 road wheels are very different to anything else so i had to modify the Shermans ones ,,simple really ,,drill holes and then slot em ,,many many times over 
DSCF5313 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF5315 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr

Once that was done then it's time to pay attention to the suspension unit's ,,these i just cut off the mounts for the HVSS system and then started to play and see what i came up with ,,after 5 different idea's i finally came across an idea which worked and it was the best idea yet ,,a little cutting and spacing properly and i ended up with this ..
DSCF5316 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
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DSCF5320 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF5321 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
Guess where the tracks came from and when you do ,,the size 
Now the hull ..this was a wee cockup here and there ,,its been cut down twice since i took this pic ,,its better now ,,it's also been lengthened too by 10mm ,,i messed up by spacing the bogies slightly to far apart but it's a wiff so that's ok 
DSCF5325 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
The rear idlers made from M3 Stuart idler wheels and there being used cause i had 4 of em and with the thickness of track i'm now using they look pretty good ,,,also i couldn't find any info at all on what the dia of the real wheel was anywhere .
DSCF5326 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
Suspension mounted with mounting plates and many many 1.4mm nut head ,,also keep an eye on the drive sprocket ..it's going to change colour 
DSCF5327 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF5328 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF5331 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF5333 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF5332 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF5334 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
DSCF5335 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
For those of you blokes who noticed the drive sprocket ,,you'll also notice the teeth have also changed ...yep ,,not going with M1 tracks as the Trumpeter M1A2 tracks arre a fecking nightmare to put together and yep i tried ,,one day maybe but not this day ,,so it's M60 to the rescue ,,AFV Club ones in fact and these are alot older then the Trumpy tracks as they can also be used on M48's ,,i'm all good with that ,,much more to follow guys as this is going to be a serious build ,,i'm not holding back on this one with the details . 

[Wardukw]

The suspension configuration reminds me a lot of the M44, but with HVSS bogies.

Mate when you take a really close look at those units they aint like anything else the US have used ,,which has made my life a wee bit more complicated i can tell ya 

[kerick]

You build some awesome stuff! This looks better each time.

[Old Wombat]

Phill's on a "Detail Kick", this is gunna get ... Interesting!     

[Rick Lowe]

Phill's on a "Detail Kick", this is gunna get ... Interesting!     

"Define 'Interesting'..."

Yep, Phill is away again, and we're all along for the ride!
- Pointing out things of interest along the way, the occasional doze or snack too, but mainly watching the fun unfold!

And are they -251 or -7 tracks? Nice gizmological usage, whichever. 

[Wardukw]

   😉


Womby is quite right ..this machine I've wanted to build for yrs and yrs ..so im going to go nuts on this ..the engine area alone is going to be a bloody busy place I can tell ya 😀

Phill's on a "Detail Kick", this is gunna get ... Interesting!     

"Define 'Interesting'..."

Yep, Phill is away again, and we're all along for the ride!
- Pointing out things of interest along the way, the occasional doze or snack too, but mainly watching the fun unfold!

And are they -251 or -7 tracks? Nice gizmological usage, whichever. 

Plenty of fun to come matey 😆
As for the tracks ..nope ..wrong on both guesses

😀
German they are that's for certain but they belong to a 5 ton Sd.Kfz. 6 halftrack..the in-between halftrack.
The 7 is a 8ton and the 251 is based on the 3ton Sd.Kfz 11 halftrack 🤙

[Rick Lowe]

Ah, so I was in the ballpark, anyway. Close enough for me.   

[Wardukw]

Ah, so I was in the ballpark, anyway. Close enough for me.   

You nailed the German part very nicely 👌 😉
Here's the kicker tho ..I had to go thru a ton of tracks to find the right size ..ive got tracks for everything from a Kettengrad to the 18ton Famo and low and behold the 5ton was near perfect 👌

[Old Wombat]

"Define 'Interesting'..."

Of course, if you want it in its full context, then try this longer version;

[zenrat]

No way would I have the patience to drill and slot all those wheels.
You are an obsessed man Mr Harrison...

[NARSES2]

No way would I have the patience to drill and slot all those wheels.
You are an obsessed man Mr Harrison...

I won't disagree with that comment, but I wouldn't have the skill either 

[frank2056]

Great scratchbuilding Phill! All those bolts were probably not much fun, though. The idler wheels look great!

[Rick Lowe]

"Define 'Interesting'..."

"Define 'Interesting'..."

Of course, if you want it in its full context, then try this longer version;

Nailed it! 

No way would I have the patience to drill and slot all those wheels.
You are an obsessed man Mr Harrison...

I won't disagree with that comment, but I wouldn't have the skill either 

Ditto!

I'd find that there was one hole/slot in each wheel that was just a little 'off' and the whole project would go onto the Shelf'o'Doom for a long while...

[buzzbomb]

Oh that is super nice work, very dedicated work in get the details right